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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Requires external speaker External speaker / headphones required 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 12 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1972 in USA Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 464 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.27 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
? 275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 14.10 kg (31.1 lbs) ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000133 NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004